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Third Periodical Exam (1st Half)

English 8
S.Y. 2019-2020

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ________

Grade and Section: __________________________ Date: ________
I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read, understand, and answer each question carefully. Write the CAPITAL letter of your
answer on the blank provided before each item.

____1. Teacher Mary ask her students to write a story about their childhood. What type of text does
Teacher Mary wants her students to write?

A. expository B. narrative C. persuasive D. procedural

____2. Brasen wrote and shared with her classmates her childhood memories especially that of her
first meeting with her best friend. What did Brasen specifically wrote?

A. science fiction C. paragraph

B. creative non-fiction D. non-creative fiction

____3. The story was quite horrible. The underlined word is called_______.

A. resumptive modifier C. Adverb

B. adjective D. degree modifier

____4. What do you call the word/s that specify the extent of an adjective in a sentence?

A. resumptive modifier C. Adverb

B. adjective D. degree modifier

____5. John felt a heavy emotion while reading a newly-releases novel. What do you call the feeling
that a reader feels while reading a text?

A. tone B. point of view C. mood D. mode

____6. What visual representation of ideas condenses a large amount of data into images and text?

A. Venn diagram B. pie chart C. infographic D. graphics

For questions 7- 9, recall the folktale “The Mood Maiden”.

____7. In the folktale “The Mood Maiden”, what is the occupation of Take Tori?

A. goddess B. housewife C. landlord D. bamboo cutter

____8. What is the name that Take Tori gave to the moon maiden?

A. Lady Beaming Bright B. Sakura C. Luffy D. Kagura

____9. What is it that Take Tori and his wife lack in their lives as a couple?

A. golden treasure B. children C. neighbors D. parents

____10. What do you call the figure of speech that uses exaggeration?

A. hyperbole B. litotes C. irony D. simile

____11. What are words used to give information about the noun in terms of number or possession?

A. adjective B. determiners C. sript D. figure of speech

____12. Marga told her childhood story to her classmates so that they will not be bored. Which of the
following best identifies what Marga shared?

A. personal recount B. autobiography C. novel D. drama

____13. Which of these refer to the issue or concept specifically addressed by the text?

A. genre B. theme C. setting D. plot

____14. What is the function of the underlined phrase in the sentence below?

When I woke up, I realized that I am not the same person I was years ago.

A. adverbial clause B. adjective C. verb D. noun

____15. Lilian’s grandfather tells her about the true purpose of his existence in the world and tells
her to also find her reason for living. What is the term that Japanese people use to mean reason of
living?

A. samurai B. shohoku C. ikigai D. tanjiro

____16. Which of the following refer to the texts that are read in books, magazines, and articles?

A. non-linear texts C. linear texts

B. diagrams D. information

____17. What element of a story refers to the perspective from which the story is told?

A. POV B. Theme C. setting D. characters

____18. Which is an influential text that talks about the way of life a man should seek to restore
peace and harmony of nation?

A. Tao Te Ching C. In a Grove

B. The Moon Maiden D. The Good Thunder

____19. Which is a story of Rai-Toro, the son of the mighty god Rai-den as he was sent to earth to
live with a peasant family?

A. Tao Te Ching C. In a Grove

B. The Moon Maiden D. The Good Thunder

____20. Which is a folktale about the humility and wisdom of a simple farmer and his wife who have
three daughters.

A. Tao Te Ching C. In a Grove

B. The Three Rhymsters D. The Golden Nugget

II. Identification

A. Directions: Identify the following underlined phrases in the sentence as adjective phrase or
adjective clause. Write AP if it is an adjective phrase and AC if it is an adjective clause. Write your
answers on the blank provided before each item.

____1. The guy whom Barbara disliked most when they were in high school later became her
husband.

____2. The popular movie to hit the theaters in the past few weeks was “The Breakup Playlist”.

____3. Rowena left her son to her mother’s distant relative who has resided in US for about three
decades.

____4. I can’t beat him in a five-minute jumbo ice cream eating contest.

____ 5. This is an old fort which was built by Emperor Akbar.

B. Underline the adverb clause in each sentence. (10 pts.)

1. My sister, when she is angry, will turn red in the face.

2. Chocolates, because it has a low melting point, can be difficult to bake with.

3. You need to remain calm even if everyone else panics.

4. He remembered after he left the house that he needed to mail the thank you cards.

5. Before we go on vacation, we must make reservations.